VGC Swiss Tour - hosted by ToastNoButter and Eeveon7 
PLEASE READ THIS THREAD IN ITS ENTIRETY, PARTICULARLY IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST SMOGONVGC TOURNAMENT
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard VGC Regulation E tournament
- This tournament will be Swiss, followed by Single Elimination in Top Cut. You will be removed from the tournament after losing 4 times, or a record of x-4. Records of 7-2 or better will qualify to the single elimination top cut stage.
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may not switch teams in between battles of the same set, but may switch teams every week. PLEASE OPEN ALL 3 GAMES AT THE SAME TIME TO PREVENT TEAM SWITCHING.
- Matches must be played with Open Team Sheets
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (main server only due to SmogTours timer rules)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches. If neither player posts replays of the match, a coinflip will occur. REPLAYS ARE MANDATORY REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED POST REPLAYS OR I WONT COUNT YOUR WIN.
- Do not cheat. Cheating will result in a disqualification. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
- Signing up with more than one account
- Ghosting or being ghosted by another player (e.g. while playing a set, asking for advice about what team to bring or what plays to make)
- Manipulating match outcomes (e.g. throwing a match in exchange for Smogon likes)
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
- Standard Rules and Clauses
- Team Lock Clause: Players must use the same team for all games of a given round. You can switch teams in between rounds/weeks, however.
- Item Clause: Players cannot have two of the same item on the same team.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- VGC 2023 Regulation E is a non-restricted format. This means players can use all Pokemon available in Scarlet/Violet besides the following:
- Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Lunala, Solgaleo, Necrozma, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Calyrex, Koraidon, Miraidon
- Other Pokemon banned include Walking Wake and Iron Leaves
- Mythical Pokemon are banned. These include:
- Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Victini, Keldeo, Genesect, Diancie, Volcanion, Zeraora, Magearna, and Zarude
- Matches will be played at level 50.
- The format used for challenges is VGC 2023 Regulation E
- Your match result will not be considered valid if:
- You change teams (if only one player changes teams, they will be given a game loss for each game they do not bring their game 1 team to)
- You do not post replays
- You play a different VGC format. This is a Regulation E tournament!
- What are we playing for?
This tournament will award Tournament Points towards the 2023 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Hall of Fame" role in the official Smogon VGC Discord!
1st - 200 TP
2nd - 175 TP
3rd/4th - 140 TP
5th-8th - 105 TP
9th-16th - 75 TP
Top Cut - 50 TP
x-3 final record - 30 TP
2nd - 175 TP
3rd/4th - 140 TP
5th-8th - 105 TP
9th-16th - 75 TP
Top Cut - 50 TP
x-3 final record - 30 TP
If you have questions, you can send me a Forum PM or ask in the SmogonVGC Discord!
HOW TO SCHEDULE
^ watch this if you don't know how
Message your opponent on their Smogon wall (linked in pairings) publicly and work out a time between the two. Please be clear and timely with your scheduling so there is no confusion! Use concrete dates and times (with timezones) for clarity!
Don't say Friday at 5pm, say August 25th 17:00 GMT-4. [This is an example]
CALLING ACTIVITY
You may find that your opponent will not respond to your attempts to schedule the game. If this happens, make sure these rules happen before calling activity:
- It's at least halfway through the week. Don't be the person trying to call activity Tuesday morning, be reasonable! Try to wait until at least Friday to call act
- If it's later in the week, that you've been without a response for 24 hours
- You should be scheduling on each other's Smogon wall, but if you're scheduling using Smogon PMs, Discord DMs, or Twitter DMs, please either post the scheduling conversation or send it to a host privately.
- Extensions STRONGLY recommended against, only request one if you have no other option.
6-0 Bracket
DaanvirVGC VS z0mOG
Zeepel VS Mattadome02
5-1 Bracket
AaPokemon VS Reddo161
Bunnyhop VS KingOfBees
LilPurpp19 VS JMOdri
jonago VS Mr.GX
bage1 VS gossifleur23
SvenVGC VS DreamPrince
ScalonetaPibe VS LawrenceVGC
papiloco VS FunneeMonkee
PinkSylvie VS Slow Homie
Borghi VS Sela133VII
TyphoeusVGC VS KingC
TheEeveeAnimations VS MudkiperVGC
4-2 Bracket
Choruto VS TJRaynes
TheInfiRed VS Hypersonicly
Doles VS Magicalarcher57
SquidCookie VS probrn
ClumsyYuki VS sempra
Bartek577777 VS Hys
JRL VS Herv
Eeveon7 VS Jesuuuus
E-create VS ramierdo
Licenciado Pan VS Heika
Dzhupito VS p4bloL
Clas VS Winnie1906
Blimax VS ToastNoButter
Ivaryzz VS Jake0743
Real_Corviknight VS G50
RustyChair13 VS yuki
Indi01 VS Faulty Avalugg
Trout In Space VS udhhfd12345
eragon11145 VS Daviron
Happidoodledoo VS Claudio40034
Finabas VS MyStarseiei
glowbrogang VS Jay is decent
Frixel VS SoapierMage5794
Geight VS Grandmas Cookin
AkumaVGC VS Robbie35646
calvonix VS EatFoods
head0fthetable VS christianfinity
InkVGC VS Verdicello
3-3 Bracket
Ace98121212 VS LegacyVGC
bdov VS fields1
Rubyblood VS Azick
jellybean64 VS LameLiarLeo
Ryum VS GetPilfered
xqiht VS DHUVANESH
Cao Jie VS aizakkoo_
Bacon122 VS godlyreal
SmogonIguess VS Piloufis
Vinc2612 VS arcticfish
SleepySilverVGC VS Delta4
SpikeMike VS SoulboyVGC
DomarpVGC VS Teka
Ashleemaster VS Molten Tower
Gaboswampert VS NecasInTrouble
JoeUX9 VS Surfy
TheManOfSausage VS Orange Steve
SizzleySnom VS Drud
Socrates1O1 VS Akaru Kokuyo
Mister McLovin VS AlexanderB0399
Exotic64 VS Remake
AtomX7VGC VS Lunala
Mvic1ous VS Sir Aaron07
Incendorus VS DarkJorch
Radio Free C-Side VS DanMNC
zaydwithyomom VS krangune
VGCsavant VS bdogplatinum
DrFilo VS 413X
nis298 VS Axily
OriginalLynn VS DuckiiVG
Renju859 VS A Welcome Guest
iWill VS Ducktile
RikyCube VS KBro
Opelucid VS Asuya
Pikachu Bagels VS BYE
GAMES ARE DUE BY SUNDAY OCTOBER 8 23:00 GMT-4. PLEASE FINISH GAMES ON TIME
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